Killarney Heights Postcode

New South Wales

Metro Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2087
Postcode for Killarney Heights, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 11 km from Sydney · Pop. 4,502
4,502
Population
43
Median Age
$3,426
Household Income/wk
$923
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
4.2
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Killarney Heights ranks: household income is in the top 10% of NSW suburbs; rents are among the top 10% in NSW; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Killarney Heights Compares

Killarney Heights vs the NSW average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricKillarney HeightsNSW avgAU avgGreater Sydney
Household income/wk $3,426 +NSW $1,931 $1,836 $2,181
Rent/wk $923 +NSW $445 $390 $506
Mortgage/month $3,500 +NSW $2,247 $1,958 $2,587
Median age 43 45.0 45.0 39.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10 10.0/10
Unemployment 3.5% -NSW 5.0% 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the NSW average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Postcode 2087 covers Killarney Heights, an inland suburb of Sydney about 11 km from the city centre. It forms part of the Sydney - Northern Beaches region of New South Wales. Local government services are provided by Northern Beaches.

According to the 2021 Census, Killarney Heights has a population of 4,502 with a median age of 43. The median weekly household income is $3,426, above the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 3.5%, lower than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 20 (0.4% of residents).

Housing in Killarney Heights includes a median weekly rent of $923, median monthly mortgage repayment of $3,500, with 1,411 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 87.6% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Killarney Heights scores in decile 10 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Schools in Killarney Heights include Killarney Heights High School and Killarney Heights Public School.

Killarney Heights is part of the Warringah statistical area in New South Wales.

Killarney Heights Details

Postcode2087
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)4,502
Median Age43 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$3,426/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,063/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$923
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$3,500
Average Household Size3.2 persons
Area4.2 km²
Population Density1061/km²
Total Dwellings1,411
Australian Citizens91.2%
Indigenous Population20 (0.4%)
Unemployment Rate3.5%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-33.7742
Longitude151.2155
Distance from Sydney11 km
Region (SA4)Sydney - Northern Beaches
Area (SA3)Warringah
Local GovernmentNorthern Beaches
Federal ElectorateWarringah

Age Profile

0–14 (22.0%) 15–24 (15.3%) 25–44 (15.3%) 45–64 (30.8%) 65+ (16.5%)
Show counts
0–14 years992 (22.0%)
15–24 years689 (15.3%)
25–44 years691 (15.3%)
45–64 years1,388 (30.8%)
65+ years741 (16.5%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (48.4%) Mortgaged (39.2%) Rented (12.4%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 10 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma307 (6.8%)
Arthritis259 (5.8%)
Heart Disease145 (3.2%)
Diabetes142 (3.2%)
Cancer132 (2.9%)
Lung Condition44 (1.0%)
Dementia24 (0.5%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle32 (2.3%)
1 vehicle333 (23.7%)
2 vehicles689 (49.0%)
3+ vehicles353 (25.1%)

Schools in Killarney Heights

Killarney Heights High School
Secondary · Gov · ICSEA 1132 · 969 students
Killarney Heights Public School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 1150 · 661 students

Suburbs Near Killarney Heights

Same Postcode (2087)

More Killarney Heights Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.